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There are 12 novels. How many books are on the shelf? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | 60% of Maria's stickers are shiny. She has 24 shiny stickers. How many stickers does she have in all? |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 40% of the cars in a lot are red. There are 58 red cars. How many cars are in the lot? |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | 40% of the trees in a park are oaks. There are 40 oaks. How many trees are in the park? |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 90% of the apples in an orchard were ripe. There were 225 ripe apples. How many apples were in the orchard? |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 40% of the seats in a movie theater are filled. 24 seats are filled. How many seats are in the theater? |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Oliver has completed 50% of a puzzle. He has placed 23 pieces. How many pieces does the puzzle have? |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | 75% of the trees in a park were planted last year. 33 trees were planted last year. How many trees are in the park? |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 75% of the cookies at a bake sale were sold. 84 cookies were sold. How many cookies were there in all? |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | 30% of the fish in a tank are goldfish. There are 33 goldfish. How many fish are in the tank? |  |  |  | 12.  \u003Cbr>13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | 60% of the crayons in a box are broken. There are 60 broken crayons. How many crayons are in the box? |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) | 90% of the eggs in a carton were used. 117 eggs were used. How many eggs were in the carton? |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | 20% of the students at a school play soccer. 21 students play soccer. How many students go to the school? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | 40% of the coins in Tom's collection are silver. He has 40 silver coins. How many coins does he have in all? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | Amy watered 50% of the plants in the garden. She watered 46 plants. How many plants are in the garden? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 |  | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nFinding the Total from a Percent (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) 40% of the books on a shelf are novels. There are 12 novels. How many books are on the shelf? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  30  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | 60% of Maria's stickers are shiny. She has 24 shiny stickers. 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